• cabbage@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      50
      ·
      2 months ago

      I have a feeling not many Swifties would vote for Trump anyway, but Swift telling them to register and to go out and vote is probably going to make a dent.

      • Clbull@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        2 months ago

        Swifties are an even bigger hivemind than Reddit. Game over. Kamala Harris is going to win.

        • cabbage@piefed.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          13
          ·
          2 months ago

          That’s obviously hyperbolic, but it does unleash some fun mechanisms. I think it’s fair to assume many Swifties are apolitical - the demography of young voters it’s traditionally hard to get to vote. Not more so than previous generations, it’s just that they have other things they care about in their lives, unlike the old farts who always vote and always vote red.

          This endorsement will inevitably cause some GOP furniture fucker or another to attack Swift in public. And that’s when this becomes properly important - you do not want to start a war against Swifties in the current political environment.

          But I wouldn’t write Trump off before his dead, buried, and millions are doing pilgrimage to piss on his grave. Until then, we’ve learned better than to overestimate the American electorate.

    • paddirn@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      2 months ago

      Same, but if that’s what it takes to prevent America from falling into fascism, then so be it. I would’ve hoped “preventing America from falling into fascism” was enough of a reason on its own, but whatever, alot of people are stupid.